Reports: Carmelo Anthony Wanted To Be Traded, No One Listens To D'Antoni And The Knicks Are An Utter Joke

As the Knicks continue their descent into chaos and melodrama, a
trio of reports detailing just how dysfunctional the franchise
has become hit the Internet today.

The highlights:

Carmelo
Anthony told a "confidant" that
he preferred to be traded after Monday's loss to the Bulls,
according to Marc Berman of the New
York Post. Apparently, Carmelo and head coach Mike
D'Antoni have never been on the same page. Carmelo was told
D'Antoni would be fired after last season, but he never was.
However, the two met last night and now Carmelo won't
make a formal trade request.

D'Antoni
has lost the Knicks locker room and players are tuning him
out, according to ESPN's Chris Broussard. If he isn't
fired during the season, he won't be brought back next year.

Carmelo
has sabotaged the Knicks offense because he doesn't trust
D'Antoni, according to Broussard. Anthony pretty much
drifts to his favorite spots on the floor and does his own
thing, which destroys spacing and doesn't allow Jeremy Lin to
run the pick-and-roll successfully.

Carmelo and Amar'e Stoudemire
aren't friends, and have an "awkward relationship,"
according to the Post.

The Knicks!

The team has lost 8 of 10 games, and are currently on the outside
of the playoff picture behind Milwaukee.

If they can put it together over the remaining 24 games, they
should be able to sneak into the postseason in the soft Eastern
Conference. But given the magnitude of the chaos in Knicksland,
that seems unlikely.